Murray Endorses Anglin for Oklahoma Governor 1934
Oklahoma City Oct 22 Special Governor Murray endorses Tom Anglin for governor. He cites Anglin’s sixteen years in Oklahoma legislature, service as speaker, and a record free of graft. Murray praises economic policy, debt reduction, and school district reform, stating Anglin is best suited to govern without influence from corrupt interests.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
Tom Anglin
Oklahoma
House
Senate
Ancxlin
Tom Anelin
Tom Anclin
Anglin
America
Ballyhoo
Blue Valley
New Deal For Gold By J R Brackett
Roosevelt moves to fix home price levels by tying currency to gold. The policy seeks to insulate domestic prices from world gold fluctuations and reduce accidents of international trade on US prices. Economists like Dr. G F Warren back a variable gold price aligned to general price levels, with debate over feasibility and impact.
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J. R. Brackett
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
G. F. Warren
United States
France
Dr. Warren
Warren
Oklahoma plans fast loan disbursement to home owners
Oklahoma Home Owners Loan Corporation chief John Mahr in Washington announced authorization to simplify procedures for a 25 million dollar loan program to Oklahoma homeowners by February 1. He said new system will cut red tape, expand Tulsa and Oklahoma City staff, and speed funding, with contractor Morton Rutherford as accompanying counsel.
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Washington
John Mahr
Oklahoma
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Hahr
Topeka
Morton Rutherford
The
Oklahoma Loan Organization
Who's Who In the Supreme Court No 4 Louis D Brandeis
A profile of Louis D. Brandeis, associate justice of the U S Supreme Court. Described as a liberal champion with decisive influence, named to the court in 1916 by President Wilson with bitter Senate confirmation. Includes biographical notes on his career and famed logical reasoning.
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Louis D. Brandies
United States Supreme Court
Brandeis
Justice Brandeis
Supreme Court
Wilson
Senate
Tulsa Supreme Court reverses Dickson suit. others affirmed
Oklahoma City Oct 24 Supreme court decisions include Tulsa City versus Clay F Dickson et al reversed and remanded. Nina L Carson versus Ethel Carson Oklahoma County suit to recover life insurance policy affirmed. Gilmer Merriweather et al ver-
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Dickey McGirt
BD. F. Fleet
Seminole County
Robert Finch
C. M. Smith
Okmulgee County
Frank K. White
Security Building and Loan Association of Oklahoma
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company
Choctaw County
James M. Schuman
James H. Cohen
Wendell Holseher
Alice Holseher
Oklahoma County
Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
City of
Tulsa
Clay F. Dickson
Tulsa County
Nina L. Carson
Ethel Carson
Gilmer Merriweather
Checks Arrive for Cotton Reduction Program in Pontetec County
Two more groups of cotton reduction checks, totaling 2,183 dollars, arrived at the county agent J. B. Hill for distribution to farmers who plowed up part of their cotton under national government agreements. Notices are being sent to the recipients as Pontetec County reports 1,346 reduction contracts with 61 still unpaid.
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J. B. Hill
Pontetec
Land Bank pushes farm loans in four states
The federal land bank of Wichita reported gross mortgage loans of 100,073,659 on farms in Oklahoma Kansas Colorado and New Mexico as of Sept 30. Oklahoma 22,889,700 Kansas 37,397,550 Colorado 28,599,700 New Mexico 11,186,700. In early October 2,388 loans for 6,852,300 were approved. The bank said about 75 percent of applications are approved and every farmer with an on file loan request on Oct 1 will hear by end of November.
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Wichita
Kan
U?p
Federal Land Bank of
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
New Mexico
Veterans Face Cut in Presumptive Benefit Claims
Washington officials report only about 40 percent of presumptive disability cases reviewed by special boards qualify to retain benefits. Brigadier General Frank L. Hines seeks a deadline extension past October 31 to finish reviews, with Roosevelt expected to grant a new extension. Estimated cases vary from 53,000 to as high as 150,000, slowing progress before Congress convenes.
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Frank B. Harper
Associated Press
Washington
Veterans Administration
Frank L. Hines
Roosevelt
Congress
Veterans’ Organizations
Board of Review
General Board of Review
Court of Last Appeal
Veterans’ Administration
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Suspect Named in Bailey Escape Ties to Labor Day Plot
Dallas report cites 12 year old Geralene Arnold who armed with details about saw blades and a pistol, implicating a third man in the Harvey Bailey jail escape. The named man, long suspected as a go-between, involves Thomas L. Manion and Grover C. Bevill, with Bevill testifying to supplying gear. Luther Arnold doubts Kathryn’s exact aid while the Arnolds were picked up near Itasca hitchhiking to Fort Worth the day of the escape.
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Dallas
Tex
Bailey
Thomas L. Manion
Grover C. Bevill
Leavenworth
Bevill
Manion
Luther Arnold
Kathryn
Bank Robbery at Western State Bank in South Bend
Four men robbed Western State Bank in South Bend, escaping with 10000 dollars in cash and 1000 dollars in Liberty Bonds. The incident occurred on October 24 as police began investigations into the daring daytime robbery.
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South Bend
Ind
Western State Bank
World's largest wind rotor tests land power idea
In New Jersey a 50 mph land rotor, 90 feet tall, demonstrates wind power multiplication by five to six. Inventor Julius D. Madaras plans rail mounted towers on a circular track to drive generators, using wind as auxiliary power. In Erie a baby, born during a hospital light outage, prompts talk of fathers nursing and new bottle tech.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Burlington
N. J
Julius D. Madaras
Erie
Hubert Bird
Two Men Die In Electric Chair At Oklahoma Prison
Ted Patton and Charles Dumas were executed in the Oklahoma state prison. Patton killed his friend Robert Wall in 1932 claiming self defense. Dumas attacked a white girl near Atoka. Gov. Murray rejected clemency despite petitions.
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Mcalester
CPA
Hill Country
Ted Patton
State
Patton
Robert Wall
Charles Dumas
Sam Brown
Sallisaw
Wall
Young Wal
Wildhorse Mountain
Dumas
Atoka
William H. Murray
Hubbell Ion Learn Specialty Hubbell Ion Learn Specialty
Carl Hubbell the 1933 World Series hero returns to Meeker for homecoming. Otto Redins, who caught Hubbell early, says the southpaw always had the screwball and only needed control and refinement. Hubbell will demonstrate his distinctive delivery in a game tomorrow afternoon near his pecan farm.
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Meeker
Carl Hubbell
Otto Reding
Hubbell
Redins
New York Giant
Ada Day at Fort Worth Races Recognized
October 31 has been designated Ada Day at Arlington Downs races in Fort Worth. N T Heard Ada chamber secretary notes Fort Worth residents seek Ada participation. he will not push attendance but welcomes Ada recognition shared by many southwest cities.
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Arlington Downs
Fort Worth
N. T. Heard
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Ada
Young man sentenced for schoolmate murder in Fort Morgan
Herman Howell, 20, was found guilty of the 14 year old Edward Schilling slaying in a shed three years earlier after a schoolyard fight. He confessed to Sheriff Johnston that he killed his boyhood rival. The jury returned a guilty verdict after under seven hours of deliberation.
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Fort Morgan
Col
Herman Howell
R. A. Johnston
Howell
Edward Schilling
Cotton spinning runs at near capacity in September
Census Bureau reports the cotton spinning industry operated at 99.6 percent capacity on a single shift in September. Spindles in place totaled 30,827,726 with 26,002,148 active during the month and 7,057,744,489 active spindle hours, averaging 229 hours per spindle.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Go to Gallows After Small Drink in Final Hours
Dallas Eagan, 40, walked to the scaffold at San Quintin and was executed for the Battle Creek, Michigan holdup murder. He drank one small whiskey, asked for none more, and declined counsels from a Presbyterian minister and a Catholic priest. Governor Rolph had ordered the whiskey task after Eagan refused clemency and accepted execution as the way out.
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San Quintin
Cal
Dallas
Eagan
William J. Kirkpatrick
Battle Creek
Mich
Los Angeles
James Rolph Jr
William J. Meade
L. L. Stanley
Rolph
Court Affirms Four Convictions in Oklahoma Cases
In Oklahoma City on Oct 20 the Criminal Court of Appeals affirmed four convictions. Chester Isom of Stephens county was found guilty of larceny of auto and sentenced to eight years. Elmer Downey of Payne county received a $50 fine and thirty days for possession of liquor still. H A Evans of Stephens county was affirmed for driving without proper license with a $50 fine. H H Pierce of Payne county was affirmed for possession of liquor with a $50 fine and thirty days.
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Oklahoma City
Criminal Court of Appeals
Chester Isom
Stephens County
Elmer Downey
Payne County
H. A. Evans
H. H. Pierce
Floyd Sought in San Francisco by Oklahoma Desperado
A report from San Francisco says Charles Pretty Boy Floyd may be in northern California. Federal agents searched the area and Monterey after a caller claimed Floyd visited Alcatraz, but the tip proved false. Floyd, wanted for six crimes, had been linked to offers of surrender in exchange for clemency from Gov Murray of Oklahoma.
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San Francisco
Charles ‘Pretty Boy
Floyd
Oklahoma
California
Alcatraz Island
United States
Devil's Island
Department of Justice
San Francisco Examiner
Monetery
Monterey
Alcatraz
West
Bill’ Murray
Levies Approved for Towns Townships but School Districts Pending
County excise board approved levies for cities towns and townships this year amid valorem tax reductions reducing real estate value by ten percent. Sinking fund levies to retire bonds remain necessary in smaller cities and three townships levy only for sinking funds. Allen 8.654 Francis 4.531 Maxwell 6.735 mills. Last year’s totals included road and drag funds plus sinking and retirement.
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County Excise Board
State Tax Commission
Allen Township
Francis Township
Maxwell Township
Chickasaw Township
Fitzhugh Township
Midland Township
Stonewall Township
Prisoner Promises Return in 1937
A nationwide manhunt ends as Jose Rodriguez writes to Judge Reeves from Juarez Mexico promising to return to serve a five year sentence after completing his legal studies. He was convicted of transporting a stolen vehicle and extradition will be pursued by U S district attorney W L Vandeventer.
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Kansas City
Albert L. Reeves
Jose Rodriguez
Reeves
Juarez
Mexico
Joe Rodriguez
Springfield
East St. Louis
Ill
W. L. Vandeventer
U. S
Rodriguez
Spotty New York Business See Slow Holiday Prospects
The Dan Bradstreet Weekly Trade Review notes uneven wholesale buying due to weather and strikes. Retail distribution shows fair movement as holiday spending nears, with NRA buy now campaigns boosting volumes in many districts and agricultural regions seeing moderate gains. A 13 year old “John Doe” with two complete upper sets of teeth was examined at Leflore county crippled children’s clinic in Potau.
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New York
Dan
Bradstreet Weekly Trade Review
NRA
Poteau
Okla
John Doe
Leflore County
John
Blinn Denied Vote Recount in Municipal Election
The county election board refused to entertain recount requests in the municipal election. Mayor C. J. Blinn was recalled by 124 votes, and Tom E. McGee was elected to replace him though his exact inauguration date was not decided. Blinn and three defeated council candidates had sought recounts.
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Oklahoma City
County Election Board
Lewis R. Morris
C. J. Blinn
Tom E. McGee
Blinn
Killing Near Antlers Involving Prominent Local Farmer
Luster Floyd of Rattan formerly of Siloam Springs Ark died in a Paris Texas hospital from wounds received in an argument. Oscar Nichols, a well known Rattan farmer, surrendered and is jailed as Buck Smith questioned him. Nichols may plead unwritten law as defense. Details not released.
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Antlers
Luster Floyd
Rattan
Siloam Springs
Ark
Paris
Tex
Buck Smith
Oscar Nichols
Nichols
Escapes of three trustees from Atoka sub-penitentiary
Oklahoma City reports three trustees fled from the sub-penitentiary near Atoka and a prison road camp. John Mayberry serving life for the slaying of a black woman escaped from a road camp. Kaiser Holt serving one year for a confidence game and George Jackson under one year for obtaining money fled from the sub-prison.
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Oklahoma City
Atoka
Capitol
John Mayberry
Noble County
Kaiser Holt
Tulsa County
George Jackson
Muskogee
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